SABnzbd

Free and easy binary newsreader that automates the downloading and processing of Usenet content.

Port	8080
Registry	ghcr.io/daemonless/sabnzbd
Source	https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd
Website	https://sabnzbd.org/

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
latest	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
pkg	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Production stability.
pkg-latest	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Newest FreeBSD packages.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose

services:
  sabnzbd:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/sabnzbd:latest"
    container_name: sabnzbd
    environment:
      - PUID=1000  # User ID for the application process
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID for the application process
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/sabnzbd:/config"
      - "/path/to/downloads:/downloads"
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    restart: unless-stopped

AppJail Director

.env:

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=sabnzbd
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

appjail-director.yml:

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  sabnzbd:
    name: sabnzbd
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
      - expose="8080:8080 proto:tcp" \
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - sabnzbd: /config
      - downloads: /downloads
volumes:
  sabnzbd:
    device: '/path/to/containers/sabnzbd'
  downloads:
    device: 'downloads'

Makejail:

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/sabnzbd:${tag}

Note: Exposing ports in AppJail means that your service can be reached from remote hosts. If that is not your intention, do not expose the ports and communicate with the service using the IPv4 address assigned by the virtual network.

Podman CLI

podman run -d --name sabnzbd \
  -p 8080:8080 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -v /path/to/containers/sabnzbd:/config \
  -v /path/to/downloads:/downloads \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/sabnzbd:latest

AppJail

appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -o expose="8080:8080 proto:tcp" \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/sabnzbd /config <pseudofs>" \
  -o fstab="/path/to/downloads /downloads <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/sabnzbd:latest sabnzbd

Note: Exposing ports in AppJail means that your service can be reached from remote hosts. If that is not your intention, do not expose the ports and communicate with the service using the IPv4 address assigned by the virtual network.

Ansible

- name: Deploy sabnzbd
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: sabnzbd
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/sabnzbd:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/sabnzbd:/config"
      - "/path/to/downloads:/downloads"

Access at: http://localhost:8080

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
PUID	1000	User ID for the application process
PGID	1000	Group ID for the application process
TZ	UTC	Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path	Description
/config	Configuration directory
/downloads	Download directory

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
8080	TCP	Web UI

Architectures: amd64 User: bsd (UID/GID via PUID/PGID, defaults to 1000:1000) Base: FreeBSD 15.1

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